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Student interest project

Student interest project. PUBLIC HEALTH. Occupation of interest: nursing. Occupation of interest: nutrition. Occupation of interest: physician’s Assistant. Discourse communities. Who reads/writes in this discourse community?

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Student interest project

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  1. Student interest project PUBLIC HEALTH

  2. Occupation of interest: nursing

  3. Occupation of interest: nutrition

  4. Occupation of interest: physician’s Assistant

  5. Discourse communities • Who reads/writes in this discourse community? Anyone that is concerned with the general health and well-being of the public. i.e. Doctors, Physicians' Assistants, Nurses, Nutritionists, psychologists, CNAs, etc.

  6. Who reads/writes in this community? • Nutritionists • Designs meal plans for their clientele • Patient Progress reports • Nurses • Fill out discharge paper work • Daily medical charting on patient status • Subjective Objective Assessment and Plan Notes (SOAP) • Physician’s Assistants • Seek to enhance the quality of education • Fill out discharge paper work

  7. Types of writing: Nutrition • Food Diaries • Help the patient to keep track of what they eat • Charts progression • Magazines • Websites - Nutrition blogs • Books • Newspapers – Advice Columns

  8. Types of writing: nutrition • Meal Plans • Created to work as a “template” • Required nutritional components are shown

  9. Types of writing: nursing • Medical Administration Record (MAR) • This serves as an excellent example of conventions: abbreviations, terminology,etc.

  10. Types of writing: Nursing • Nursing Care Plan • Instructions for any and all staff working under a Nurse • SOAP Notes • Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan

  11. Types of writing: physician’s assistant • Write prescriptions • Under the supervision of a Doctor, Physician’s Assistants can write prescriptions for patients—with the Doctor’s signature • Patient Charting • Physician's Assistants often record the work that nurses usually do to save time and space • Review of patient history • Medical instructions • Physician’s Assistants are to write out exactly how treatment should be carried out for their patients • Discharge instructions • Physician’s Assistants should leave instructions for what the patient is to do following leaving their hospital stay

  12. Conventions/expectations of this community • Conventions/Expectations of this community include • Argumentative & opinionated styles of writing are common among health majors • Example: Holistic Medicine • Uses proper nutrition aide in maintaining good health • However, someone looking at this type of modern medicine standpoint could argue against my beliefs through magazines, newspapers, and books.

  13. conventions/expectations of this community • Before writing an article • Authors Review literature on chosen subject • Authors Consider how their research will be different from the writing that is already published. • General form of an article • Review • Introduction • What is this article about? • How does it differ from others writing? • Analysis • Research • Results

  14. Examples of conventions • Abbreviations: used to abbreviate medical vocabulary in order to save time and space–necessary to use in MAR • BID – Twice Daily • QID – Four times a day • PO – By mouth • DX – Diagnosis • Terminology: the combination of medical prefixes and suffixes in order to identify/classify a certain medical disposition • Cardiology • “Cardio” means “heart” • “Ology” means “the study of” • Cardio + ology = Cardiology (the study of the heart)

  15. What purpose do these conventions/expectations serve? • Purpose of these conventions • This field can carry a hefty amount of risks and these conventions must be followed in order to keep employees of the health profession in check and within guidelines to prevent lawsuits, etc. • Save time and space by using abbreviations • Prevents mishaps in communication • If conventions are not followed • Misdiagnosis which leads to malpractice or negligence—which breaks the code of ethics that is relevant in any occupation in the medical field • Expectations • Reports must be based on factual evidence/research • Proper Vocabulary

  16. What are they reading/writing about? • Articles - Clinical Trials and Studies • Many articles discuss the effects of certain alternative types of treatment on patients • The objective of these articles is to be a resource by providing documented improvements or advances in achieving excellent health care by reporting newly found strategies in health care that are directly beneficial • Examples of Article Topics: • Advances in treatment • Change in medication • Lifestyle changes • Changes in style of patient care

  17. What genres are used? • Professional • Clinical Trials • Studies • Reports • SOAP Notes • Keeps everything organized and effectively conveys ideas without overloading the reader with information • Arguments • Analyzing treatments and effect of care • Example: Holistic Medicine Practices • Casual Analysis • The evaluation/discussion of the cause and effect of patient care • Mostly seen in journals

  18. What academic/professional societies or associations are there? • American Public Health Association (APHA) • Funds many important public health publications such as The American Journal of Public Health and a large number of books such as “Public Health Management of Disasters, 3rd Edition” by Linda Young Landesman • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners • First national organization created for nurse practitioners of all specialties • Mission: • to promote excellence in NP practice through education and research • To shape the future of healthcare • Build a positive image of the NP role as a leader in the healthcare community

  19. What academic/professional societies or associations are there? • The society for Nutrition Education and Behavior • Represents interest of nutrition educators internationally • Mission: • To promote effective nutrition education and communication to support and improve healthful behaviors • Forums for sharing strategies for nutrition educations and expressing views on important scientific, pedagogic and policy issues • The American Academy of Physician Assistants • National professional society for physician assistants • Mission: • “To ensure the professional growth, personal excellence, and recognition of physician assistants, and to support their efforts to enable them to improve the quality, accessibility, and cost-effectiveness of patient-centered health care.”

  20. What types of citations are used in this field? • AMA style (American Medical Association) • Citations are used inside of the text • Numbered superscripts that match up to the numbered references in the bibliography • References must appear in the numerical order in which they are cited • APA style (American Psychological Association) Conventions include: • Citations are used inside of the text • Must have a reference list

  21. Works cited Aanp.org.American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. N .d. Web. 24, March 2012. <http://www.aanp.org/AANPCMS2/AboutAANP/AANP+Information/> Allen, Sheryl. “The Revolution of Nursing Pedagogy: a Transformational Process.” Teaching and Learning in Nursing. Volume 5. Issue 1. (2010). Web. 24, March 2012 http://www.sciencedirect.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/science/article/pii/S1557308709000626 Apha.org. American Public Health Association. 2012. Web. 24, March 2012. <http://www.apha.org/about/Public+Health+Links/LinksNational+and+ProfessionalHealthOrganizations.htm> Bobay, Kathleen L., Jerofke, Teresa A., Weiss, Marianne E., Yakusheva, Olga. “Age-Related Differences in Perception of Quality of Discharge Teaching and Readiness for Hospital Discharge.” Geriatric Nursing. Volume 31. Issue 3. (2010). Web. 16, March 2012. <http://www.sciencedirect.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/science/article/pii/S0197457210002016> Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. ChooseMyPlate.gov. United States Department of Agriculture. January 2012. Web. 23 March, 2012. <http://www.choosemyplate.gov/downloads/GettingStartedWithMyPlate.pdf> Clynes, Mary P., Raftery, Sara E. C.. “Feedback: An Essential Element of Student Learning in Clinical Practice.” Nurse Education in Practice. Volume 8. Issue 6. Elsevier Ltd. 2008. Web. 24, March 2012. <http://www.sciencedirect.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/science/article/pii/S1471595308000206> Registerednursern.com. (2012) Web.24, March 2012. < http://www.registerednursern.com/nursing-care-plans-free-care-plan-examples-for-a-registered-nurses-rn-students/> Sciverse. Sciencedirect.com.Elsevier B.V..2012. Web.24, March 2012.< http://www.sciencedirect.com.librarylink.uncc.edu/> Society for Nutrition and Behavior. Sneb.org. 2011. Web.24, March 2012. <http://www.sneb.org/about/mission.html>

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